Two Georgia rural carriers reach 1 million safe miles

Two more Georgia letter carriers were recently honored for achieving one million miles of safe driving.

Lizella, GA Rural carrier Marisa Mitchell has been employed with the Postal Service for 30 years, all in Lizella.

She was an RCA for 13 years and the remaining 17 years served as a regular carrier. She is pictured with Lizella Postmaster Dion Corbin.

Monticello GA Rural Carrier Thomas Loyd Burrell received both the million mile award and a 35 year service award recently.

He entered on duty as an RCA in1978 and became a regular carrier in1986.
He has spent his entire career in Monticello, GA.  Pictured are Mr. Burrell and Monticello OIC Bob Jordan.

The Million Mile Club is the National Safety Council’s highest safety honor among professional drivers and recognizes drivers who have driven more than one million miles or more than 30 years without a preventable accident.

The United States Postal Service and the National Safety Council have teamed up to promote and ensure the safety and health of the USPS workforce nationwide.

As a long-standing member of the National Safety Council, the United States Postal Service has established an agreement with the Council that entitles all facilities to take advantage of member benefits in an effort to prevent unintentional injury and illness.

Eligible postal employee participants of the Safe Driver Award Program include those who have a normal daily assignment that involves the driving of a motor vehicle for official business use, and who have not had their driving privilege revoked or suspended.